Posted on 01/19/2010 6:36:29 PM PST by GOP_Lady
BOSTON -- A little-known Republican upended the balance of power in Washington by winning a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts, a result that imperils President Barack Obama's top legislative priorities and augurs trouble for his party in this year's elections.
With 75% of the vote counted, Republican Scott Brown was leading his opponent, Massachusetts' Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley 52.7% to 46.3%, according to the Associated Press, which declared Mr. Brown the winner.
The Brown victory forces the White House and Congressional leaders into a mad scramble to decide how—or whether—to salvage their long-sought health-care overhaul. Rushing the bill after losing Massachusetts carries political risks. So does allowing it to collapse.
House Democrats Tuesday opened the door to passing the Senate version of the legislation, which the president could then sign into law. The White House has floated that idea, but it will be a hard sell. The Senate bill contains abortion, immigration and tax provisions opposed by many House members.
Anticipating rough sledding for the bill, the S&P health care sector index surged by more than 2% Tuesday, leading all other industry sectors, with managed care stocks posting strong gains.
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shot heard round the world II
Brown takes back what Al Franken stole.
Fingers crossed.
Hopefully, the Democrat psychotic punks will know better than to engage in shenanigans. (One hopes.)
IMHO
SCOTT heard round the world!
We are REDEEMED! Thank God!
Thank you Scott and my fellow Revolutionaries!
AWESOME!!
WICKED PISSAH!
YIPPPPEEEE
Thank you G-d for your help.
Im so HAPPY!!!!
We will do the hard work. This victory will encourage all of us to work hard to take back the country from the progressives who seek to turn this greatest nation into a socialist cesspool.
HUGXXXOXOXO to all the FReepers.
I AM SO HAPPY
EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes! This Bay Stater is very happy with our old Commonwealth today!
Wait, not so fast, they just found 15 trucks full of ballots that need to be counted... and if that isn’t enough, I am sure they can find even more.
However, have the votes from Rio Arriba Cty come in yet (A little Southwest humor)
They’re still showing Cambridge as reporting only 1 of 33 precincts, with Coakley winning by 1100 to 139. Looks like the Dems held up the Cambridge results in the hope that it would put her over the top in a dramatic late surge. When the results come in they’ll reduce the margin, but not enough to make a difference. Outside the Boston-Cambridge axis of weasel, the state voted about 60% for Brown.
Kerry, Obama, olberman, pelosi, etc How does it feel to be on the dipping end of a tea bag?
This is a modern day Battle of Midway. A game changer. Now, we need to crush the enemy of the country come November and totally close down the sock puppets agenda.
Great day for liberty, great day for the republic, great day for the world. Now the hard work starts, let’s keep a straight arrow and a focused eye on what needs to be done. This is the beginning of the new revolution against extremism in the US!
Way to go, all you conservatives in Massachussetts who have suffered so LONG under the thumb of the Kennedy-ites and liberal Dems!!!!
YOU have brought hope to this entire country, indeed to the whole world!
God bless you!
Thank you!
That’s “The Scott heard ‘round the world!”
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